What is the name of the abandoned insane asylum in Downey, California?

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The abandoned insane asylum in the town of Downey was the Hollydale Mental Hospital, once part of the Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, which has since relocated. The facility was abandoned in the 1980s and, aside from being the site of brief U.S. Marine training in 2006, has remained vacant since.

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Today, the facility remains boarded up and overgrown by trees and other brush. "No Trespassing" signs surround the entire complex of abandoned buildings, now the home to stray cats and other critters. Rumored to be the site of a grisly murder and haunted, it remains a destination of thrill-seekers brave enough to enter.